need Singer repair help!

First question to ask is.......is the needle bent?

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.

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sew.machine that

needle is

said maybe

work on it

As for ""rough timing"" estimate... and peace of mind..... that is easy enough for you to check ======================

0- install a new, good needle 1 - set machine to SS 2- open bobbin case cover and locate the sharp thread hook. 3- turn machine hand crank manually (in the proper direction) until the needle goes down to its lowest position and then when you just see it start to move up stop turning 4 - the sharp thread hook should be pretty darn close to the needle not quite to it but just getting ready to go behind the needle. 5- turn the hand crank just a little and watch the needle hook slip behind the needle

If this was what happened i doubt needle /hook timing is the problem.

If something very different happened and is the timing you may have infamous singer plastic gear rot/crumble. ======================

Well first i reccomend trying to isolate the trouble with as little take apart as possible. Problem may just be something simple as jammed or bent piece in the bobbin area etc bla bla bla....

Q1 - What did the teen say happened (or did) right before the problem started ?

Try operating the machine with no needle ....

Q2 - What happens if you remove the needle and then turn over the machine manually at first ?

Q3 - Do the feed dogs move correctly ?

Q4 - does the thread hook move around and around ?

Q5- If no odd or binding problems then run the machine at various settings like, SS, ZZ, reverse, and varying stitch lengths. Does it run smoothly or sound different than it did when it ran fine ? Any crunching , binding or grinding ?

My first thought when you mention 25 yr old **singer stylist** suddendly stops working is the crumbling nylon gear problem :( If your thread hook and feed dogs are moving properly then this probably will not be the problem. I will hope that is not your trouble.

hth robb

Here's a timing guide for the Singer 600 series. It may help as most of that vintage have the same adjustments.

Sorry, (#2) should have included remove the needle plate

you will need to remove the needle plate to see the hook and needle

robb

Probably a broken hook or hook drive gear. Pop the bottom off and look under the bobbin area 2 plastic gears. I bet one or both is broken.